Huaibei Town () is a

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located inside of

Huairou District Huairou District () is situated in northern Beijing about from the city center (about a 1½ to 2 hour drive). History In 1995 during the United Nation's 4th World's Women Conference in Beijing, the Civil Society community was forced to meet in t ...

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. It borders Liulimiao and Shicheng Towns to its north, Xitiangezhuang Town to its east, Beifang Town to its south, and Yanqi Town to its west. According to the 2020 Chinese Census, the town had 22,487 people residing under its administration. The name of this town was taken from Huairoubei (Huairou North) Railway Station within the town, and it literally means "Huai(rou) North".

History

Below is a table listing the historical divisions of the town. Before 1948, the region was divided north and south along the

Great Wall of China The Great Wall of China (, literally "ten thousand ''li'' wall") is a series of fortifications that were built across the historical northern borders of ancient Chinese states and Imperial China as protection against various nomadic grou ...

, so the table will list the designation of land north of Great Wall above that of the south: This town is where the 2016 Creative Commons Asia Pacific Regional Meeting was hosted.

Administrative divisions

As of the time in writing, Huaibei Town is subdivided into 11 divisions, consisted of 1

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and 10

villages A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...

Gallery

File:雁栖湖 - panoramio.jpg, Yanqi Lake, 2011 File:河防口民俗旅游村 - Hefangkou Village - 2012.09 - panoramio.jpg, Hefangkou Village, 2012 File:Qinglong damn - panoramio.jpg, Qinglong Dam on the north of the town, 2012 File:Great wall and red leaves at Jiugukou (20201025112849).jpg, Section of the Great Wall around Jiugukou, 2020

References

{{Subdivisions of Huairou District, Beijing Huairou District Towns in Beijing

History

Administrative divisions

Gallery

See also

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